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Accelerator Pedal Query
Posted: Tue Sep 18, 2018 8:38 pm
by wabbit1
Evening folks,
Just had a wee blast in the other half’s Polo SE.
When pressing the accelerator it goes all the way down then there’s a “click” and it goes a bit further. Any ideas on what this is?
TIA
W
Re: Accelerator Pedal Query
Posted: Tue Sep 18, 2018 8:58 pm
by monkeyhanger
wabbit1 wrote: Tue Sep 18, 2018 8:38 pm
Evening folks,
Just had a wee blast in the other half’s Polo SE.
When pressing the accelerator it goes all the way down then there’s a “click” and it goes a bit further. Any ideas on what this is?
TIA
W
It acts like a "kickdown" button you see on traditional autos, but it also has another purpose for both manual and auto. If you're pootling along in eco mode with a dulled throttle response and you need the full-on power your car can offer in an instant, you floor it and that clicky bit of travel overrides the throttle dulling mode you may be in.
Re: Accelerator Pedal Query
Posted: Tue Sep 18, 2018 9:11 pm
by TElwoody
Also, if you have the speed limiter on, clicking further disengages it and does full acceleration